Indiana Department of Workforce Development commissioner Fred Payne is stepping down, the governors office announced Tuesday.

Indiana House Democrats are calling on the governor to expand his inflation relief plan to cover some of the lowest-income Hoosiers.

The Indiana Department of Health announced Tuesday COVID-19 vaccines are now available for Hoosiers as young as 6 months old. The agency said shipments of the vaccines will continue to arrive this week.

Several Indiana electric and gas utilities have asked the states permission to make big, temporary rate increases to adjust for the higher cost of fuel due to market disruptions from the war in Ukraine and the pandemic.

Some Hoosiers have gotten notices from the state that they have unpaid taxes that were due earlier this year, only to find out days later, they owe nothing.

Democrats unveiled their party platform for 2022 while formally selecting their statewide nominees Saturday.

State health officials announced Saturday Indiana had detected its first probable case of monkeypox. This years outbreak was first confirmed in the United Kingdom in May.

Delegates at the Indiana Republican Party convention this weekend have two contested races to vote on. Nominees for Secretary of State, State Treasurer and State Auditor will officially be chosen at both major state party conventions.

Indiana cities studied had an average of six more days last summer where temperatures were above normal compared to 1970.

Extreme water levels and stronger storms are not only threatening homes and beaches along Lake Michigan they could also send toxic waste into communities and the lake.